Breaking New Ground in ʔakisq̓nuk
Partnerships build housing capacity and job opportunities
Interest: Housing
Building Homes
First Nations communities create affordable, quality housing Leading-edge efforts mean that members of five First Nations communities in the Basin will benefit from over 50 new affordable housing units and improvements on over 150 existing ones….
Comfortable Community Living
Investment in Kootenay Street Village creates more housing options for seniors Patty DeBuyssher is busy doing a jigsaw puzzle in a large, airy room that is also filled with arts and crafts supplies and shelves of…
Growing Affordable Housing
Twelve new affordable housing units for families are ready to open their doors in Kimberley.
Upgraded Housing for Lower Kootenay
17 affordable housing units in Creston Valley’s Lower Kootenay Band (yaqan nuʔkiy) community are getting upgrades.
Seniors Beat the Heat Affordably
Erickson Golden Manor is more than simply an apartment building in Creston for low-income seniors. It’s a home, where residents frequently visit each others’ rooms or gather in the social room to play cards or work…
Building a Sustainable Future
The Basin is home to a rich and diverse Indigenous peoples’ history, heritage and cultures. Indigenous peoples and First Nations communities in the region have deep relationships to the lands and waters—the significance of which enables…
Affordable Housing for Shuswap Community
For the first time in 30 years, new housing is coming to the Shuswap community
Slocan Steps Forward for Seniors
Through sunshine and drizzle, 91-year-old Lydia Kania was quick with the smiles as she hiked the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. For three days in fall 2016, she and about 90 other participants hiked or biked 47…
